INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University received a $125,000 donation from the Maier Foundation Monday.
The money will be put toward the Allan L. McVey Scholarship Fund for in-state students attending the university, according to officials.
“This generous donation will further expand higher education access and opportunity for Yellow Jackets yet to come,” said West Virginia State University President Brian O. Hemphill in a news release.
Hemphill said the donation will bring the total endowment of the scholarship to $200,000.
“The primary focus of the Maier Foundation is to further higher education in West Virginia,” said Maier Foundation President Brad Rowe in the release. “Through supporting programs like the Allan L. McVey Scholarship Fund, the Foundation is fulfilling its mission by enabling more West Virginians to be able to attend college.”
McVey credited WVSU professors and scholarships he received during his education.
“This gift exercises what I have always believed: one should give back to the people and organizations that helped an individual to succeed. That is what this does for West Virginia State University, the Maier Foundation and for me individually,” McVey said.
The Maier Foundation, based in Charleston, is a private, non-profit, charitable corporation.